Wheel rim lock



B. GRA)l WHEEL RIM LOCK FledvOGt. 29, 1928 INVENTOR.

e andmy object is to provide a simple, strong, 8*-for the reception of the slide bolt 'of the 5" Patented Qct. 6, 1931 i' l a es narran STATES 'Parent orifice A,

BoNY GRAY, or KANSAS CITY, Missonnn Assrenon or ONE-Hann 'ro JAMES s. Y WARREN, or Kansas CITY, tussenin. f

WHEEL nir/r4 Loox Application mea october 29,*1928. seriaiNo. 315,636.

rlhis invention Vrelates to devices for Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken on guarding against the theft of tires from authe line Il-II of Figure l. tomobilesand more particularly its object is Figure Bis a section on theysame scale" as to provide primarily against the theft of Figure 2, taken on` the line 'IH--Ilfof tires from Wheels, by preventing the'removal Fi @ure l. 55

of the demountable Wheel rims carrying rFigure et is ain inside'face view of the comi such tires, it being of course understood that bined clamping lug viewed as though the protection is also contemplated for rims corresponding` part of Figure 2 Was tipped equipped 'With tires for use as spares, vsuitforward from a vertical to a horizontal plane.

10 able carriers in such case, taking the place of Referring noW to the drawing in detail, fm the whgel felloes, Y with particular reference to the lock as used There are various means for clamping in conjunction with a Wheel, l indicates the Split tiyearrying rims on Wheel felloes or felloe and 2 the customary orany preferred carriers. rllhemost commonY type is that in type of demountable rimequipped or adapted 15 which anon-rotatable bolt extends through to be equipped With a tire 3. One conventhe felloe or carrier, Whether of Wood or tional type of felloe is equipped at a suitable metal, and is engaged at its outer end by number of points With lugs or extensions 4. to Wedge lugs clamped by nuts against and-beform stops for the rim When slid upon the tween the rim and felloe or carrier for the Wheel inthe direction indicated Aby the 59 purpose of securing the latter rigidly in arrow, Figure 3. Bolts 5 extend through the :o position. extensionsand felloe, and When in final posi- Demountable rims of the type described tion are non-rotatable. In many types the can be quickly removed, as all that is needed heads of the bolts are attened at one side for is a proper Wrench for the removal of the engagement With the extensions or the felloe it?) clamping nut or nuts, the removal of the to prevent turning of the bolts When the cus T1 nut or nuts permitting the lug or lugs to ternary clamping nuts 6 thereon are screwed be slipped off the end or ends of the bolt or home, there being the usual Wedge lugs bolts preliminary to the removal of the rim fitted on' the bolts between the felloe and re and the tire thereon, it being of course unspective nuts so as to clamp the rim firmly in gg derstood that in the case of a Wheel the latposition. The construction thus far referred j ter should first be jacked up. Owing to the to is conventional, and my improvement 'con-4 fact that rims and tires may thus be quickly sists in 'making one of the lugs 7 ofsuch form and easily removed by anyone, there is a very that it can carry a lock, and in providing Vthe heavy loss of rims and tires through theft, Corresponding bolt 5 With a sidey slot or socket durable and inexpensive combined lock, lug 100k, it being understood it is only necessary and bolt, having such relationship that the for the proper securement of the rim against rim cannot be removed Without effecting untheft to provide one of my special bolts and locking action of the lock by the use of a lUgS on each Wheel. y lo proper key. V The lug .to be locked is provided With an Vit-h this objectin view, the invention conextension 9, provided on its inner side with a sists in certain novel and useful features of longitudinal channel 10, and secured in said construction and combinations of parts as channel by molding or in any other suitable hereinafter described and claimed; and in Way so that it` cannot be dislodged, is a lock is order that it may be fully understood, referll, shown in Vthis instance as of the convenne ence to be had to the accompanying draW- tional 1slide-bolt type, .the bolt element 12 ings, in Which: bein adapted'vvhen projected, to engage the Figure l is an outside elevation of a Wheel slot or socket in the Vside of the clamping bolt, provided With a rim locking device embodyas -shown'most Clearly by Figure 2 The lock to ing the i-nvention. o casing Willgof course have the usual keyhole 100 (not shown) registering with a corresponding hole 13 in the outer face of the lug, and to exclude dirt and the like from the lock, a keyhole guard 14 is )ivoted to the lug and adapted to be held atly against the latter by friction to prevent accidental movement and exposure of the keyhole to mud and snow. When it is desired to effect locking or unlocking action of the bolt the guard is swung aside so that the key may be fitted in the lock.

The special lug is applied in operative position and clamped in place by one of the nuts 6 in the usual manner, and if the bolt head and the seat therefor in lug or extension 4, are formed so that the notch or socket in the bolt cannot be faced in any direction but toward the slide bolt of the lock, it Will be apparent that when the device is clamped home by the nut 6, the operation of locking the lug in place is effected by merely inserting the key in the lock, turning the key and then removing it, and that the reverse of these manipulations effects the withdrawal of the slide bolt and permits the lug to be removed preliminary to the removal of the rim and tire.

While, as stated, only a single locking mechanism of the character described is needed for each Wheel, it will be understood that if two or more are applied on each Wheel at opposite or at substantially equi-distant points, the loosening of the respective nuts will not result in the corresponding lugs backing awa and hence permitting the rim to become dislodged and endangering the driver and passen rs of the car, as the engagement of the locking bolts with the respective sockets or slots of the clamping bolts, will prevent the lugs from backing off or the bolts from sliding inwardly, for a sufficient period of time, under ordinary circumstances, for the d-river to reach a place where correction of the trouble can be effected, it being of course understood that should the clamping nuts work backward, a clicking noise would occur, due to the fact that there would be some play between the unelamped bolt or bolts 5 and the engaging locking bolt or bolts. This noise would attract the drivers attention, and upon determining the cause of the noise, he would either readjust the loosened nuts or proceed with proper caution until he reached a place Where equipment was available to reclainp the lugs rigidly in position. From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced rim locking appliances which embody the features of advantage set forth as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention, and which is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing `from the principle of construction and mode 0f operation involved or from thc spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a circular support, a Wheel rim surrounding the same, a rod extending non-rotatably and transversely through the support and provided at one end with an enlargement abutting the inner sid e of the support and with a socket near the other end, a Wedge lug fitting on the socketed end of the rod and engaging the support and rim to clamp the latter in place, and a lock carried by the lug and engageable with the socket of the rod.

2. The combination of a circular support, al Wheel rim surrounding the same, a rod extending non-rotatably and transverselv through the support and provided at one end with an enlargement abutting the inner side of the support and With a socket near the other end, a Wedge lug fitting on the socketed end of the rod and engaging the support and rim to clamp the latter in place, a lock carried by the lug aud engageablc with the socket of the rod, and means eugaging the lug and rod and adjustable to effect the clamping of the rim by the lug and to dispose the said rod for the engagement of its socket by the lock. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BONY GRAY.

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